I made these puris stuffed with green peas last week for our anniversary. On my wedding day, over 40 years ago, my aunt had made a delicious Indian meal for my wedding guests and one of the items she had made were these puris. My husband to be and … The...

I made these puris stuffed with green peas last week for our anniversary. On my wedding day, over 40 years ago, my aunt had made a delicious Indian meal for my wedding guests and one of the items she had made were these puris. My husband to be and … The...

I haven’t been sharing my recipes regularly for the past few months as one of my family member hasn’t been well and needs a lot of care. This has meant that a lot my cooking has had to be quick and simple – like this curry. Every time I pick … The post...

Cooks and Co sent me a box of samples of their delicious antipasti products such as olives, chillies and peppers. They also sent me some cans of chickpeas. My young son came up with the idea of making a creamy curry using the chick peas and potatoes. The...

Dhoklas are a favourite snack amongst most Gujaratis. Often, they form part of a thali meal as a savoury compliment. My recipe for making traditional\dhoklas is here. Dhoklas have been a traditional Sunday brunch in my family for a long time. It used to...

Ragda Patis/pattice is a hot pea soup served with a potato pattis/pattice base. Ragda pattis/pattice can be eaten as a snack or as a complete meal depending on your mood. The ragda is thick soup made from dried peas. The pattis/pattice can be made with...

I got home fairly late after a busy day at work and as I parked my car I was wondering what to cook. As I opened the front, the scent of lovely food being cooked wafted through. I was really surprised to see that dinner was ready. Today's meal was prepared...

Last Thursday's Evening Standard had an article about a blog called "Eating the year Blog" where the blogger Virginia Patania photographed all her meals evryday and blogged about it. I thought that that was a great idea and might try to do something similar...

Sev mamra is an Indian snack. It is a mixture of spicy dry ingredients such as puffed rice called mamra and chick pea savoury noodles called sev. It is a very light yet filling dish. Some people add fried peanuts and spicy rice noodles to it as well. I...

I bought several fresh cauliflowers from the farmer’s market. I managed to cut them into manageable florets and washed and froze them in zip lock bags – all ready to cook. Here's a recipe for cauliflower curry I posted back in 2009 when I was new to blogging....